Independent quantity surveyors · Perth, servicing all of Australia

Know what it should cost — before anyone signs.

Measured take-offs, priced estimates, tender reviews and expert costing reports. Every figure is traced back to the drawings, so builders, owners, insurers and lawyers can act on numbers they can stand behind.

What you receive

Trade-by-trade cost summaryOverview
Measured quantities from the drawingsTake-off
Labour and material rates shownPricing
Allowances, exclusions and risksNotes
Excel workbook plus PDF reportFormat

Need it in your own template or estimating software? We can work in that too.

Our reports are relied on for:State Administrative Tribunal mattersBuilding and Energy complaintsInsurance repair claimsBank and construction finance

Who we help

One estimating team, four very different jobs

Whether you are pricing a tender, testing a quote or proving a loss, the method is the same: measure it properly, price it honestly and explain every line.

Quantity surveyor preparing a written costing report

Lawyers & home owners in dispute

Expert costing reports

Independent cost-to-rectify and cost-to-complete reports for building disputes, prepared for SAT proceedings and Building and Energy complaints.

Brief us on a matter
Team reviewing builder quotes together

Insurers, assessors & owners

Tender & quote reviews

Side-by-side analysis of builder quotes against the scope, picking up missing items, overpriced rates and work that was never asked for.

Get quotes checked
House model on construction drawings

Builders & trade contractors

Take-offs & tender estimates

Residential and Class 2–9 commercial take-offs and full estimates, delivered in your template or software so you can price and bid faster.

Outsource your estimating
Tradesman measuring during a home renovation

Owner builders & renovators

Cost plans & finance estimates

Bank-ready estimates for new homes, extensions and renovations, so you know what to borrow and where the budget is going.

Plan your budget

Trades we measure and price

Single-trade take-offs or the whole job.

BrickworkCarpentry & framingConcreteFormworkCivil worksPlasteringTilingPainting

From drawings to decision in three steps

1

Share the documents

Upload plans, specifications, quotes or expert reports — whatever you have. A rough scope is fine to start.

2

Agree fee and timing

We review the job and come back with a clear fee and delivery date before any work begins.

3

Receive and review

Your report arrives in Excel and PDF, and we walk you through the numbers so you can use them with confidence.

Why clients come back

Numbers with no one else's interest built in

Truly independent

We don't build, so our figures are never shaped by trying to win the job.

Explained, not just totalled

Quantities, rates and assumptions are set out so a bank, insurer or tribunal can follow the logic.

Direct access to the estimator

You deal with the person who measured your job, from first call to final figure.

Concreting crew working on site

What clients say

“Chris and the team saved me thousands with my development, providing an extremely comprehensive and easy to read report. Can’t thank you guys enough for all the help.”
Arnel Medanovic
“From the initial estimate through to final, the process was simple and easy. Not only did they provide a fantastic estimate they helped me through the entire build.”
Matt Sampson
“Could not recommend more highly, the turn around was amazing. Thank you so much for all your help.”
Lisa Monterey

Tell us about your project

Send a few details and we'll reply with a fee proposal and timeframe.

0404 275 386info@buildestimator.com.au176 Wellington Street, East Perth WA 6004

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